[英语]甘肃省2018届高三第一次高考诊断考试英语试题 含答案(2)

emotions.

24. According to the first two paragraphs, the author . A. has been a school bully for years B. suffered from depression since college

C. tried many ways to fight depression but nothing worked D. felt less depressed after taking medication and doing yoga

25. How did the author know having a dog might help with her depression? A. She read it in an article by chance. B. A doctor recommended it to her.

C. She heard it from some other depression sufferers.

D. She found out herself after spending some time with a corgi. 26. How does the author feel in the last paragraph? A. Hopeful. B. Anxious. C. Confused. D. Doubtful.

27. What is the best title for the passage? A. Puppy Excitement B. Problem Management C. Getting Rid of Stress

D. Defeating Depression with Buddy

C

Amazon China, one of the largest online booksellers, unveiled the bestselling books in China for the first hall of 2017 on Tuesday, disclosing Chinese people’s reading habits.

Japanese author KeigoHigashino’s Miracles of the Namiya General Store topped the list of the most popular paper books, followed by late Chinese writer Yang Jiang’s

We Three and Israeli historian Yuval Noah’s Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow.

In the list of paid eBooks on Kindle, the top three places were taken by Chinese writer Zhou Meisen’s In the Name of the People, KeigoHigashino’s Miracles of the Namiya General Store and Fall of Giants—book one of British author Ken Follett’s historical

Century Trilogy.

Amazon has also released a ranking of Chinese cities where people read most. Hefei and Zhengzhou occupy the first and second spot respectively for the second straight year. The ranking was based on the ratio of books sales compared to the volume of all products sold on Amazon during the first six months of the year.

Popular TV dramas have increased the sales of the original books. In the Name of the People, an anti-corruption novel, has become the most favored choice on